Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Health Council of Canada
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Article History
Received: 27 April 2018
Accepted: 30 July 2018
First Online: 22 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval was attained from the York University Ethics Committee, ethics certificate e2015–141. Informed consent was attained from all key informants who agreed to participate in interviews for this research.
: Not applicable.
: JL received payment from two non-profit organizations for being a consultant on a project looking at indication-based prescribing and a second looking at which drugs should be distributed free of charge by general practitioners in 2015–2017. JL received payment from a for-profit organization for being on a panel that discussed expanding drug insurance in Canada in 2015, and is on the Foundation Board of Health Action International.
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